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John Aaron<\/a> | jaaron@wtop.com<\/a><\/span>
March 23, 2022, 6:02 AM
Girls\u2019 sports are getting a financial shot in the arm<\/a> in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Right now, the county recreation department\u2019s only large youth sports league is basketball, \u201cand one of the things that we see is that, after about the age of 10, the genders begin to divide on a sport like that, and unfortunately, girls begin to play less,\u201d said Councilmember Hans Riemer.
In response, the county council approved a $100,000 special appropriation for the county department of recreation to engage elementary and middle school girls in volleyball, softball, lacrosse and soccer this fiscal year, with the goal of establishing countywide recreational leagues for those sports in the next fiscal year.
The Montgomery County Recreation Department will offer introductory activities, instructional skills classes and clinics in the sports.
\u201cThis is funding to get us to July 1, and we anticipate annualizing the funding in the budget,\u201d Riemer said.
\u201cI am so enthusiastic about this particular appropriation,\u201d said Councilmember Nancy Navarro. \u201cObviously we understand the very important role that sports play in the lives of girls and young women.\u201d
The funding also will support the expansion of a girls\u2019 soccer program, Soccer 4 Change.
Watch the council’s meeting:<\/strong>
John Aaron is a news anchor and reporter for WTOP. After starting his professional broadcast career as an anchor and reporter for WGET and WGTY in Gettysburg, PA, he went on to spend several years in the world of sports media, working for Comcast SportsNet, MLB Network Radio, and WTOP sports. <\/p>\n

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